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- ↑ "Astérix chez les Bretons (1986)". UniFrance . Retrieved 23 December 2024.
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- ↑ "Splendor (1989)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ↑ "Splendor (1989)". UniFrance . Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ↑ "Astérix et le coup du menhir (1989)". UniFrance . Retrieved 1 January 2025.